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How does VAR work?
VAR, or Video Assistant Referee, is a system used in football to review decisions made by the on-field referee using video replays. It's meant to correct 'clear and obvious errors' or 'serious missed incidents'. In this story, VAR decisions are central to the controversy, with Egypt's manager claiming they went against his team.
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